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We back, baby! Tweet summary is back for 2018. As usual, we’ll take you through the best (and sometimes ugliest) of #JetsTwitter each gameday. Because Jets fans really are the strangest and best collections of fans on earth.

After a long and adventurous offseason, the New York Jets finally got to the start of the regular season. With their new promising rookie quarterback, Sam Darnold, and their reinforced defense, the Jets rode out to Detroit for their week 1 primetime matchup against the Lions. Of course, there were things to be concerned about. But, this year, for once, there was a little more reason for optimism. Here’s how things played out on #JetsTwitter.

Jets fans were pumped to see Sam Darnold take the field for the first time. It was hard to wait until primetime.

Jets wasted no time. His first NFL snap was a pass attempt! And well…uh…yeah…

Ouch. Not how Darnold wanted to start things, but it’s not 1st time that’s happened … Jameis Winston had his first pass intercepted & returned for a TD in 2015. That was the first time a rookie's first throw was returned for a TD since Brett Favre — then with Atlanta — in 1991.

After Darnold’s pick, the Jets got the ball back and went on a 6 minute drive. But after a Ziggy Ansah sack they were out of field goal range and had to punt. The Jets defense then held the Lions to a three and out. After that, Andre Roberts got things going.

Adams with that great play on first down backed the Lions up 7 yards and that's a quick series from the defense. And now Andre Roberts springs a 43-yard return. Special play from teams. #NYJvsDET#Jets#MNF

After the great return by Roberts, the Jets offense executed with the great field position. Darnold showed off his ability to throw on the run and the Jets capped off a quick 32 yard drive with a 6 yard touchdown run by Isaiah Crowell to tie the game at 7-7.

That was an impressive play by Darnold on 3rd and 7. Empty backfield, he avoids the pass rush, scrambles and finds Quincy Enunwa for a first down. But it looks like Enunwa might have dropped it. Lions are challenging.

On the next Lions drive, almost every player in the Jets secondary got hurt. The Lions drove down the field but the Jets somehow kept them out of the endzone and they settled for a field goal to make it 17-10.

2nd Half

The Lions got the ball to start the second half and they hit the gas. They went 4 plays, 75 yards in less than two minutes. To cap it, Stafford hit Tate for a TD to tie it up at 17-17.